DS (age 6) got his RAST results yesterday, we already knew he was anaphylactic to milk, has reacted to egg and wheezes like crazy around cats, plus we avoid nuts because it's not worth the risk. So, the numbers were:
Milk >100 (Grade 6)
Eggs 85 (Grade 5)
Dog dander 69 (Grade 5)
Cat dander 66 (Grade 5)
Birch pollen 56 (Grade 5)
Peanuts 4.9 (Grade 3)
Grass pollen negative
So mixed feelings. It's nice to know that we were right to avoid nuts, maybe in another 2 years he'll be low enough for a skin prick test. We despair over the milk though, I'd hoped he might grow out of it one day but now that's not looking likely. Eggs are easier to avoid, so no particular worries there. Dogs though. We have a dog, he's spent a lot of time with dogs at my mum's house and has never had a reaction/worse asthma, so we thought we were OK to get one. Now I think there's a heartbreaking decision to make. Birch pollen makes complete sense, up until last year he'd been admitted to hospital EVERY YEAR since birth around about Mother's Day, which is bang in the middle of birch pollen season! It seems he's becoming more resistant to it though, which is good. Indeed, overall his asthma is well under control now.
The worst of it, though, was trying to explain to a sobbing 6 year old that yes he is normal, we still love him, and just because he's different to all his friends isn't a bad thing. It's worse because all the other children he knows with food allergies (including one born the same day as him with the same allergies - spooky!) have all grown out of theirs.
Any thoughts? What are other people's experiences with RAST results, I'm especially keen to hear that even those with Grade 6 results might, just might, grow out of it (I have to be an optimist!)
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Mumfie68 · 30/11/2007 10:42
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